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The actor, writer, and musician sadly passed away in a tragic drowning accident while in Costa Rica. His mother, Pamela Warner, sat down to share more about the loss of her son.

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3-year-old Rowan Begbie, who has Sanfilippo syndrome, recently got her heart’s desire thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Her wish? A hot tub.

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A retired schoolteacher had been driving home from a camping trip when she fell asleep at the wheel.

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A woman who had never learned to swim saved an 11-year-old girl who fell into a lake—talk about a selfless act!

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/nathan-felix-reunites-with-woman-he-saved.html 

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Dakota “Cody” Trenkle Jr.—the 13-year-old who survived a 240 ft fall into a ravine and went missing for 3 days—is finally home after a month-long hospital stay.

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It’s a story that’s been 108 years in the making; after over a century of boys, it’s a girl for this Texas firefighter’s family.

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On August 10th, an Oregon teenager, Paige Wood,16, was driving in her pickup truck when she had a horrible accident.

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Teens saw a house on fire, kicked down the door, and rescued two dogs.

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At the ripe age of 97, this man still visits the BBQ restaurant he waited a lifetime to open.

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It’s a miracle—a 74-year-old Arizona man was found after being stranded in the wilderness for 3 entire days. 

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A little 5-year-old boy woke up one day and decided he wanted Chick-fil-A for breakfast, so he walked there all on his own.

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Two New Jersey police officers were hot on the trail of a stolen vehicle when they spotted smoke coming out of a second-floor building.

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After a Texas school bus crashed and rolled over on Aug. 13, the San Francisco Firefighters Local 798 team decided to help the kids heal by paying them a visit.

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A little boy climbed onto a monorail track at Hersheypark, a good distance above the ground. He didn’t have to fear for long— a veterinarian and dad of three, John Sampson, literally jumped to the rescue.

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Unimaginable relief was felt by a whole community after a 5-year-old boy with autism is found after going missing during recess.

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he bride, Kristin Schnacky, was only three years old when her father died on 9/11. Kenneth Marino, 40, of FDNY Rescue 1, was killed during the collapse of the Twin Towers.

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After a lifelong battle with heart defects, Ava Cooper is happy to finally be out of the hospital and in her home with her parents–with a new heart thumping in her chest.

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And just when they thought life couldn’t script a more miraculous story, God surprised them both: on August 26, each gave birth to a son—just twelve hours apart.

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A young boy by the name of Kal Blank, who loves to find treasures, found a missing wedding ring and returns it to its owner.

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Two newlyweds caught in a storm, sought shelter in a coffee shop and got an unexpected surprise.

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Emma Heming Willis, 47, wife of actor Bruce Willis, sat down with Diane Sawyer for an interview.

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Ethel Caterham, a quiet soul from England, celebrated her 116th birthday.

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Edward and Janet Quinn have been married for 70 years this year. Now that’s a number you don’t see every day.

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What happens when a 4-year-old calls 911? When it’s not an emergency, it’s to talk about swimming and soccer, of course.

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It’s the time of year when parents around the country take their kids to college. But for one family, that ended in tragedy.

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An adorable Long Island puppy gets stuck in a funny predicament, but that doesn’t stop him from lolling his tongue and being a good boy.

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Family isn't always about shared DNA—sometimes it's about the people who choose to show up and stand in the gap when you need them most.

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A mom and a stranger save a small child after a car plunges into a marina.

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Judge Frank Caprio became well known for his reality show, his social media videos, and his compassion and belief in people.

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After spotting him on her route, a Pennsylvania mail carrier saves a victim from a car crash.

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A Massachusetts 5-year-old was playing in his yard when he fell 20 feet down his neighbor’s well.

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In 2007, 4-year-old Ellie Koerner and 4-year-old Dawson Nailor both had acute lymphoblastic leukemia and were treated by the same physicians.

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After breaking down their camp in just 10 minutes, a family hikes 37 miles to escape a wildfire.

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For the last 30 years, he has placed something special in a friend or neighbor’s yard, after they have had a baby.

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/family-escaped-a-wildfire.html 

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A pregnant woman goes into cardiac arrest while chasing her dog–then God sent help and saved her life.

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A boy who survived a shark attack shares that Jesus was there with him on that day.

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Regina Johnson transformed a courtroom and the life of a young man when she felt led to forgive him after he killed her husband.

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This month, a Minnesota high school celebrated 100 years with hundreds of alumni and current students.

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/woman-led-to-forgive-man-who-killed-husband.html 

https://www.godtube.com/blog/high-school-celebrates-100-years.html 

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Charlene Kirby, 75, enjoys living in the middle of nowhere. The retired nurse and paramedic lives in McCoy, Colorado, quite literally in the middle of nowhere.

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A 6-year-old Carson, California, resident was attacked by a coyote at his sister’s softball game.

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/crawling-home-after-broken-leg.html 

https://www.godtube.com/blog/child-survives-coyote-attack.html 

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A mom recently diagnosed with autism shares a powerful moment with her son, and you don’t want to miss it.

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One year after her own struggle, an Uber driver reaches out to help a stranger and pays it forward.

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/uber-driver-paying-it-forward.html 

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An amazing 22-week-old preemie finally left the NICU after a long 4-month hospital stay, and his parents couldn’t be happier.

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A Virginia pup surprised his owners when he headed to daycare all on his own last month.

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/22-week-old-preemie-goes-home.html 

https://www.godtube.com/blog/dog-loves-daycare-escaped-to-visit.html 

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In this story, one woman offers her best friend the ability to have her own child—a selfless gift from a precious friend.

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After almost 80 years of separation, one elderly woman found her long-lost brother.

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/born-without-a-womb.html 

https://www.godtube.com/blog/woman-finds-long-lost-brother.html 

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A 98-year-old woman mourns the loss of her twin sister, after living their entire lives together.

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A man working at Walgreens notices something strange and saves a woman from a scam.

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/missing-twin-sister-after-a-lifetime.html 

https://www.godtube.com/blog/walgreens-employee-saves-woman-from-scam.html 

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This real news story of a boy trapped in the car during a train crash just goes to show God is still at work today!

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A sweet boy bought new shoes for his classmate and silenced bullies with kindness. 

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/real-news-story-of-a-boy-trapped-train-crash.html 

https://www.godtube.com/blog/7th-grader-bought-new-shoes.html 

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What would have been a calm fishing day for 77-year-old Joseph Davis and 66-year-old Brian Palmer turned into a rocky rescue.

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A man was visiting Mackinac Island when he suddenly went into cardiac arrest. But fortunately for him, he came on a local Boy Scout troop’s volunteer week.

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When Jade Yhnell’s cat, Minx, went missing in 2012, she thought she’d never see her again.

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Joe Bongiovanni has never missed a summer on the Asbury Park shores since he joined after high school in 1968.

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/cat-came-back-home-after-13-years.html 

https://www.godtube.com/blog/75-year-old-lifeguard.html 

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Dan Pelzer, a 92-year-old bookworm, passed away recently and left a book listing all the titles he’d ever read since 1962.

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A man beat up 72-year-old Shirlene Hernandez and then stole grandma's car at a gas station in San Antonio.

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/bookworm-passed-away-left-list.html 

https://www.godtube.com/blog/stole-grandma-s-car-shirlene-hernandez.html 

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A brokenhearted man in New York had to take his beloved pup to the local shelter when he didn’t have someone to care for his pet while in rehabilitation.

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It was 2018 when 10-year-old Lizzy Wampler said goodbye to her loved ones for the last time after losing a fight with bone cancer. 

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/lizzy-wampler-says-goodbye-to-grandpa.html 

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 At an age when most kids are worried about what’s trending or what’s for dinner, 13-year-old Gauge Bryant made a life-or-death decision — and saved a boy’s life.

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After a decade of thinking she would never get pregnant again, she did, with identical triplets.

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A mother whose 8-year-old daughter died in the July 4th Camp Mystic flooding thought she had nothing left of her daughter, until she received a piece of paper retrieved from her cabin.

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One California mom has four kids who have the same birthday—July 7—and the births all happened naturally.

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Jenna Burgess is just eight years old and lost her whole family. Her community of Liberty, Texas, about 40 miles northeast of Houston, is rallying behind her to help her through this tragedy.

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After 35 years of flying high, a retiring pilot finally touched down for the last time—and his family was there to celebrate it.

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A curious young child who crawled into a claw machine is rescued soon after, thank goodness. 

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The story begins, as the best stories do, with love and loss—and a dog’s biological father. 

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Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, 26, a young Coast Guard rescue swimmer, is a hero after saving 165 people at Camp Mystic during the devastating floods in early July 2025.

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Francis Wong is one of the most vibrant members of her San Gabriel Valley community.

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Two sisters, Paige and Lilly Kummerfield, survived the flood at Camp Mystic in East Texas when the river rose 20 feet in two hours.

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If anyone knows the pain of experiencing an unexpected flood, it's Jonathon McComb. The Texas resident lost his wife and two children in a tragic flood ten years ago.

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A daughter finds a connection to the father she never knew, who died in Vietnam.

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A brave 12-year-old boy is honored after saving his family from a house fire.

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Madison Sisson knew that both of her sons would have some differences, like herself, but when doctors told her to abort, she refused.

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A pair of elderly pen pals have recently turned 100 years old after writing to each other for the past 80 years!

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/raising-kids-with-ladd-syndrome.html 

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Mallory Wilkerson, a single mom of a 5-year-old boy, had no idea what was happening when she suddenly lost feeling in her hands and feet.

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After a concerned woman hadn’t seen her neighbor, a new mom who gave birth just two weeks prior, she called the police.

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Grieving the loss of their daughter, they choose to keep fostering hope in ways we never thought imaginable.

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A shelter dog detects a stranger’s medical emergency and becomes a hero.

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Meet Gloria Lipman and Bernice Frank—identical twin sisters who just celebrated 100 years of life, love, and sisterhood.

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A father of three dies after being struck by lightning while on a golf course.

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https://www.godtube.com/blog/struck-by-lightning-on-golf-course.html 

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